Special Interest Groups (SIGs)

Chair: Shawn Ficadenti, James Madison University (VA)
Vice Chair: Vacant

Special Interest Groups bring colleagues together to explore a topic or population in higher education / K-12 through discussion, networking and resource sharing. PCACAC has served as a leading affiliate in many ways, including launching our very own SIGs in 2018. Since then, we have grown from three to ten SIGs.
Committee Leader and Coordinators Needed!

The Special Interest Groups Committee needs you! PCACAC has an opportunity for a new Vice Chair of the Special Interest Groups (SIGS) committee, and several coordinator positions for specific SIGS are now open for new volunteers.

PCACAC members are invited to express their interest by completing this form by July 24. 

Please review the role expectations, term, and time commitment before submitting your form. The specific opportunities are below. Links to the Vice Chair and Coordinator responsibilities are in the Role Expectations section.

  • Vice Chair:

    • Special Interest Groups Committee Vice Chair

  • Coordinators:

    • Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander Special Interest Group Coordinator

    • Community Based Organizations Special Interest Group Coordinator

    • First-Generation College Student Special Interest Group Coordinator

    • Latiné Special Interest Group Coordinator

  • Role Expectations:

    • Vice Chair: Serve on the Full Board, report to and assist the Chair, and may assume the Chair role after the current term.
      Standing Committee Vice Chairs: General Responsibilities

    • Coordinators: Lead subcommittees under committee chairs, driving strategic efforts, programming, and more.

 Special Interest Groups Directory
  • Asian American, Native Hawaiian, Pacific Islander: 
  • Community Based Organizations (CBOs):  
    • SIG Leadership search in progress
  • Community College & Transfer Students:  
  • First-Generation College Students:  
  • Historically Black Colleges and Universities (HBCUs)
  • Independent Educational Consultants
  • Latiné:
  • LGBTQIA+ Ally:
    • Andi Burke, St. John's College, (MD)

    • Raquel Sobczak, University of Maryland, College Park (MD)

      Want to learn about Baltimore’s secret lesbian society? Or why gay people love iced coffee? Come swap stories and secrets of every color of the rainbow with the LGBTQIA+ SIG this Pride month. Join us for a Pride PowerPoint Party on June 25 from 2pm to 3pm! Come ready to learn from Raquel and Andi or B.Y.O.P (Bring Your own PowerPoint) to share. Five slide maximum, please.
      Join us on Zoom. 


If you have an idea for a new SIG or would you like to get connected to the leaders and members of our current SIGs, please contact the chair. We are looking forward to seeing the number of SIGs grow. YOU may be just the leader that we need for our newest SIG!